Mammal
Gomphotherium
Its fossils reflect a very wide distribution across several continents.
Gomphotherium brings together numerous species of proboscideans distributed across several continents.
Three stages. One companion.
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AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Gomphotherium at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Neogene
- Group
- Gomphotheriidae
- Gomphotheriids
- Fossil locations
- Eurasia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Gomphotherium
It is a genus of proboscideans with numerous species, present on several continents during the Neogene. Its evolutionary relationships are intertwined with those of other gomphotheres and elephantids.
Its fossils reflect a very wide distribution across several continents. Its history intersects with that of other gomphotheres and with elephantids. Such a widespread genus is studied by comparing places, ages and anatomies, without considering all its specimens equal.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Gomphotherium
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- Gomphotherium
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- Gomphotheriidae
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- Elephants
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